In the Hindu religion, after her husband dies, a woman is treated like she is worthless. Globally, organizations are trying to help these women by changing laws and showing the people in these religions that these practices are wrong and cruel. To increase the possibility of equality and improve the quality of life for women in [these regions] requires a re-examination of the efficacy of their ancient widowhood practices.
In the Hindu religion they practice burning the widow. Hindu widowhood’s main practice is called sati. The burning to death of a widow on her husband's funeral pyre. A funeral pyre is the spot they burn the husband after he has died. The wife has to throw herself onto the fire. If the husband is not burned but is buried she …show more content…
They do this because of tradition and even if the law is against their practices they continue to do them anyways. Hinduism has the women kill themselves by either being burned or buried with the dead husband. This all starts in medieval times when “Religious marauders” (Hinduismglances) would raid, and arrest widow turning them into sex slaves. After a while of this happening to avoid the horrible treatment the widows would throw themselves on their husband’s pyres at night so no one would see them. Sati means virtuous woman, not “widow-burning” (Hinduismglances).” Let these unwidowed dames with noble husbands adorn themselves with fragrant balm and unguent. Decked with fair jewels, tearless, free from sorrow, first let the dames go up to where he lieth. Rise, come unto the world of life, O woman: come, he is lifeless by whose side thou liest. Wifehood with this thy husband was thy portion, who took thy hand and wooed thee as a lover.” (Rig Ved, Mandala 10, Chapter 18, double line 7)this says a widow to rise from the pier of her dead husband and now move on to take the hand of her new husband. When so many widows were burning themselves with their husband’s people started reading this to say “Let these wives first step into the pyre, tearless without any affliction and well adorned”
In the Hindu religion they practice burning the widow. Hindu widowhood’s main practice is called sati. The burning to death of a widow on her husband's funeral pyre. A funeral pyre is the spot they burn the husband after he has died. The wife has to throw herself onto the fire. If the husband is not burned but is buried she …show more content…
They do this because of tradition and even if the law is against their practices they continue to do them anyways. Hinduism has the women kill themselves by either being burned or buried with the dead husband. This all starts in medieval times when “Religious marauders” (Hinduismglances) would raid, and arrest widow turning them into sex slaves. After a while of this happening to avoid the horrible treatment the widows would throw themselves on their husband’s pyres at night so no one would see them. Sati means virtuous woman, not “widow-burning” (Hinduismglances).” Let these unwidowed dames with noble husbands adorn themselves with fragrant balm and unguent. Decked with fair jewels, tearless, free from sorrow, first let the dames go up to where he lieth. Rise, come unto the world of life, O woman: come, he is lifeless by whose side thou liest. Wifehood with this thy husband was thy portion, who took thy hand and wooed thee as a lover.” (Rig Ved, Mandala 10, Chapter 18, double line 7)this says a widow to rise from the pier of her dead husband and now move on to take the hand of her new husband. When so many widows were burning themselves with their husband’s people started reading this to say “Let these wives first step into the pyre, tearless without any affliction and well adorned”